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Theme of My Life – Complication Through Simplification

June 18, 2021

If there were one underlying theme of my life, it’s my relentless pursuit to make everything as easy and uncomplicated as possible. But sometimes, I’m splashing around in my [...]

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De-Monstering – Not Accepting Unacceptable Behavior

June 11, 2021

Because we don’t give our children everything they want, I can sometimes convince myself that I’m not in the business of building tiny-tyrants. But, is that entirely true? Buying [...]

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Obsessive Thinking – 5 Steps to End ‘To-Do List’ Stress

June 4, 2021

As I’ve been taught, Worry is not preparation. When I start obsessing over all the things on my plate, and get anxious about how and when I’m going to [...]

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Feeling Trapped by Urgency – And What I Can Do About It

May 28, 2021

As the world opens up more, and all of the end-of-the-year activities are a’ glow, I’ve been getting nostalgic. Remember when all we did was sit around in our [...]

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When a Tree Falls in the Forreste, it Does Make a Sound

May 14, 2021

There are people like me, who tell you everything about themselves, even things you wish they’d keep to themselves (eh-hem.) And then, there are people like my cousin Forreste, [...]

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Selfish Guilt – Are We Really Still Doing this to Ourselves?

April 16, 2021

This week, I needed to hear something a friend said. “When I feel guilty, I’m likely doing something to take care of myself.” She went on to explain that [...]

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My Computer and I, and Our Abusive Relationship.

April 9, 2021

My computer and I are in an abusive relationship. So good-looking, smart, helpful, funny, but also so unreasonable—always pointing out what I haven’t done, and constantly giving me more [...]

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Under the Influence – Bunny See, Bunny Do

April 2, 2021

Someone once kindly noted that our kids do a great job entertaining other little people. We all know I don’t play with our children, so as soon as I [...]

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Gaining Perspective – It’s Time for an Attitude Adjustment

March 26, 2021

Back in my pre-recovery days, when we would travel and people asked me how our trip was, without even realizing it, I’d share about the 10% that didn’t go [...]

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Conspiracy Theories vs. Trust – A Better Way to Live

March 19, 2021

Why is it that whenever one of my children is particularly kind and loving to me, I immediately assume they’ve got an ulterior motive? It’s staggering how quickly I [...]

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